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CERi Fellow's research unmasks the impact of COVID-19 on families of children with autism
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted countless people in immeasurable ways. One group significantly impacted is families caring for autistic children. Just to what extent they have been impacted is something that SFU PhD student and former CERi Fellow Vanessa Fong has been researching and the results are compelling. learn more →
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CERi Special Research Associate Kari Grain Speaks with Am Johal for Below the Radar
Kari Grain is a practitioner-scholar at the intersection of higher education, social justice, and community engagement. Recently, Grain joined host Am Johal on the Below the Radar podcast to unpack ethics in community-engaged research and experiential learning. learn more →
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Lyana Patrick on Decolonial Planning and Community Health for Below the Radar
Community-engaged scholar Lyana Patrick approaches her work by combining her interdisciplinary background with her lived experience. Recently, Lyana spoke Am Johal from Below the Radar about how an Indigenous approach to community-building can positively impact the health and wellness of communities. learn more →
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Remaking the Table
Remaking the Table is a new monthly public webinar series produced by SFU’s Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERi). This series will unpack tensions, challenges and re-imagining in community-engaged research. Remaking the Table will explore strategies and solutions for a more equitable, inclusive approach to CER. The workshop series takes place on the third Wednesday of each month from 1-2pm Pacific Time. learn more →
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Meet Jackie Wong
CERi continues to grow with the exciting addition of Jackie Wong who joined the team in September. In this role, she will be bringing her lens to CERi’s initiatives and contribute to building bridges between CERi and the communities of practice that it is engaging with. learn more →
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Announcing Lyana Patrick as CERi Researcher-in-Residence
We’re excited to announce Dr. Lyana Patrick, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, will be joining CERi as a Researcher-in-Residence from September 2020 to April 2021. learn more →
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What is Community-Engaged Research?
Community-engaged research is premised on principles of reciprocity, including the shared ownership of research produced as a result of partnerships between scholars, students and communities. learn more →
Participation. Cooperation. Social Transformation.
CERi promotes principles of participation, cooperation, social transformation and knowledge translation to lift up and strengthen the capacity of SFU’s researchers and students, to engage respectfully and ethically with community members.
Research that supports positive community change.
Based out of the new 312 Main co-working space in downtown Vancouver, CERi is SFU's first research infrastructure developed for the purpose of extending community-engaged research to provincial, national and international communities.
Simon Fraser University’s Community-Engaged Research Initiative (CERi) is a new university-wide strategic initiative of the Office of the Vice-President, Research.
LATEST POSTS
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November 24, 2020
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November 24, 2020
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted countless people in immeasurable ways. One group significantly impacted is families caring for autistic children. Just to what extent they have been impacted is something that SFU PhD student and former CERi Fellow Vanessa Fong has been researching and the results are compelling.
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November 17, 2020
November 17, 2020
Kari Grain is a practitioner-scholar at the intersection of higher education, social justice, and community engagement. Recently, Grain joined host Am Johal on the Below the Radar podcast to unpack ethics in community-engaged research and experiential learning.
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November 10, 2020
November 10, 2020
Community-engaged scholar Lyana Patrick approaches her work by combining her interdisciplinary background with her lived experience. Recently, Lyana spoke Am Johal from Below the Radar about how an Indigenous approach to community-building can positively impact the health and wellness of communities.
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October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
This guide is a collaborative project of the Guelph Institute of Development Studies and the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute developed by Samantha Blostein, Global Engagement Specialist.
PROGRAMS
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CERi’s Graduate Fellowship Program is designed to facilitate community-engaged research through a combination of financial support, mentorship, peer learning and professional development.
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CERi’s Community-Engaged Research Funding Program is a grant program available to SFU faculty and graduate students.
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In partnership with other institutions, the SFU Library coordinates a program to provide staff of charitable and non-profit organizations in British Columbia with access to the latest research and knowledge in their fields.
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CERi’s Researchers-in-Residence program supports and promotes SFU faculty members actively practicing community-engaged research or whose research involves CER methods.
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